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The Daily Dot
March 30, 2018
In 2014, a nurse working at a clinic operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in Aurora, Colorado, said she was confused and scared when her ... Between 1998 and now, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has settled 263 claims involving sexual harassment and paid out a total of $8.7Ãâà...
CitiesSpeak
March 30, 2018
Wednesday's dismissal of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Shulkin via presidential tweet is the latest in a string of high-level administration personnel changes. But this particular change in leadership is different — for it also comes on the heels of the first increase in veteran homelessness inÃâà...
AOL
March 30, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 3: (AFP OUT) Veterans Affairs Secretary Dr.David Shulkin speaks during a Department of Veterans Affairs announcement with U.S. President Donald J. Trump of a new program using video and software technology to provide medical care to veterans at The White HouseÃâà...
PBS NewsHour
March 30, 2018
This week, it David Shulkin of the Department of Veterans Affairs. That and other news brings us to the analysis of Shields and Brooks. That's syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks. Gentlemen, more turnover. This time, it was the head of the Veterans AffairsÃâà...
New York Times
March 30, 2018
Trevor Noah is suspicious of President Trump's decision to nominate the White House physician, Dr. Ronny L. Jackson, to run the Department of Veterans Affairs. Noah pointed out that the move puts Jackson, who has limited managerial experience, in charge of a $186.5 billion department that deliversÃâà...
Chicago Tribune
March 30, 2018
Donald Trump has many regrettable qualities, but seldom do they come together in such perfect concert as in his nomination of Dr. Ronny Jackson for secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. If you work for Trump, you have a choice: You can be a shameless toady, or you can try not to let the door hitÃâà...
NPR
March 29, 2018
There's more turnover in President Trump's cabinet — this time at the Department of Veterans Affairs. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, about oversight of the department and the confirmation process of the person picked to lead it.
Texas Tribune
March 28, 2018
Trump said Wednesday afternoon that Ronny Jackson, a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy who has served as a White House physician for more than a decade, is his new pick to lead the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, he would replace David Shulkin, who has been underÃâà...
Houston Public Media
March 28, 2018
Trump said Wednesday afternoon that Ronny Jackson, a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy who has served as a White House physician for more than a decade, is his new pick to lead the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, he would replace David Shulkin, who has been underÃâà...
Economics21
March 16, 2018
Those revelations led to the resignation of then-Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki, as well as laws intended to increase accountability at the Department and increase access to care outside of VA facilities for veterans. Unfortunately, this new audit found that the pattern ofÃâà...
Virginian-Pilot
March 16, 2018
Energy Secretary Rick Perry says he has no interest in leading the Department of Veterans Affairs. That's a job the White House is dropping hints might be open sooner rather than later. White House support for embattled VA Secretary David Shulkin is eroding. Two administration officials tell The AssociatedÃâà...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
March 16, 2018
The deadly incident at the offices of The Pathway Home claimed the lives of Executive Director Christine Loeber, 48; Dr. Jennifer Golick, 42, a therapist with the program; and Dr. Jennifer Gonzales Shushereba, 32, a psychologist with the San Francisco Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System.
Manhattan Mercury
March 16, 2018
WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Rick Perry said he had no interest in becoming the next head of the Department of Veterans Affairs, flatly rejecting speculation that he would soon take over the position amid rapidly eroding White House support for embattled VA Secretary David Shulkin. With Shulkin'sÃâà...
PBS NewsHour
March 16, 2018
WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, under fire for ethics violations, said Thursday that he has no intention of leaving his job even as his standing with President Donald Trump erodes and the White House floats names of possible replacements. Speaking at a budget hearing, ShulkinÃâà...
Brookings Institution (blog)
March 16, 2018
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is finalizing the negotiations for a multi-billion-dollar deal with Cerner to replace its electronic health record (EHR) system. VA has justified this deal as a major step towards interoperability and information exchange, especially now that the Department of Defense (DOD)Ãâà...
cleveland.com
March 14, 2018
BRECKSVILLE, Ohio - The city has chosen an Independence firm to redevelop the 103-acre site that once held the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital at Brecksville and Miller roads. City Council last week unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding with DiGeronimo DevelopmentÃâà...
Military Times
March 14, 2018
Soldiers with the 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion conduct K-9 medical training on Jan. 8 in Afghanistan. On Tuesday, Veterans Affairs officials announced they would review all canine medical testing at their department to determine if the experiments are still needed. (Capt. JessicaÃâà...
The Hill
March 14, 2018
An internal audit published Tuesday by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) revealed that the agency incorrectly reported wait times experienced by veterans seeking first-time care from the agency's doctors. The report, issued by the agency's Office of Inspector General (OIG), found that the VeteransÃâà...
The Hill
March 12, 2018
Now that the horrifying details of yet another scathing report from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Inspector General (IG) are out, Congress must pass bold and meaningful legislation that will transform the way we deliver care to veterans. If Congress does not respond to this latest crisis with theÃâà...
The Hill
March 12, 2018
Shulkin, who has been telling the media that Trump political appointees in the Department of Veterans Affairs are trying to undermine him, was reportedly told by Kelly to stop fighting with staff and talking with the media. Kelly did tell Shulkin that he would help him with the issues he was having with staffersÃâà...
Los Angeles Times
March 12, 2018
While West's handling of the sexual assault investigations drew praise from many on Capitol Hill, his tenure at the Department of Veterans Affairs was marked by accusations of mismanagement, as well as long-standing complaints that the department was doing too little to ensure proper healthcare forÃâà...
WZZM
March 12, 2018
In August 2008, voters in Muskegon County passed a renewal of a tax to fund the Muskegon County Department of Veterans Affairs. It collects around $300,000 annually. The department's director wants voters to have the opportunity to decide this August if they want the tax to continue for another 10 years.
POLITICO Magazine
March 12, 2018
This article is being co-published by ProPublica. Last June, President Donald Trump fulfilled a campaign promise by signing a bipartisan bill to make it easier to fire employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The law, a rare rollback of the federal government's strict civil-service job protections, wasÃâà...
fox8.com
March 11, 2018
Gonzales was a clinical psychologist with the San Francisco Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System. She also served as a trainer with PsychArmor, a nonprofit that provides free education to anyone engaging with the military community, said the institute's CEO Majorie Morrison in a statementÃâà...
Las Vegas Review-Journal
March 10, 2018
Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin visited the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health on Friday to learn more about how the center's research may one day help veterans living with chronic brain diseases. Shulkin toured the facility to see the work underway at the ClevelandÃâà...
The WasteWatcher (blog)
March 10, 2018
However, countless investigations and internal reports over the past decade have exposed a systemic cancer of mismanagement, neglect, and failure at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The 2014 scandal at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs hospital, where several veterans died after being placed on aÃâà...
Dayton Daily News
March 10, 2018
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced on Friday that Jill Dietrich will take over as director of the Dayton VA Medical Center after former director Glenn Costie retired in the fall. Dietrich is expected to assume the role in 30-45 days. She most recently served in Washington DC VA Medical centerÃâà...
Herald-Whig
March 10, 2018
QUINCY -- Claims that the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs failed to properly notify residents and staff of multiple cases of Legionnaires' disease at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy have prompted legislators to propose a mandate requiring officials to provide written notification. Proposed by stateÃâà...
Business Insider
March 10, 2018
VA appointees described the work environment as "toxic" and there have been reports of a coup within the agency, according to The Post, which interviewed 16 administration officials and other observers of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Shulkin has reportedly taken moves that look like he is increasingly worried aboutÃâà...
NBCNews.com
March 10, 2018
The Pathway Home, which is a privately run program that treats veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars with post-traumatic stress disorder, said the three women killed were its executive director, a therapist and a psychologist with the San Francisco Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System.
CNN
March 9, 2018
Washington (CNN) Infighting among the top ranks at the Department of Veterans Affairs has paralyzed the agency's efforts to serve veterans, The Washington Post reported Friday. Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin's relationship with Trump appointees -- who are members of his senior managementÃâà...
Healthcare IT News
March 9, 2018
“Our model is to bring in experts from the private sector [in] to do a tour of duty in the government to work on impactful [applications],” Alex Loehr, deputy chief technology officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs, said at HIMSS18. “The tour of duty model [does] not [mean] coming in to spend a career inÃâà...
WatertownDailyTimes.com
March 4, 2018
A new study suggests that there may some challenges to moving more veteran health care from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to private providers in New York state. Though Rand Corp. researchers concluded most providers in the state are able to provide timely care and follow clinical practiceÃâà...
Napa Valley Register
March 4, 2018
Cramped quarters at the Yountville home's residence halls provide less room per resident than required by federal law and may imperil funding the state receives from the federal Department of Veterans Affairs, members of The Veterans Group, a cluster of Veterans Home members, told the Napa ValleyÃâà...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
March 4, 2018
Here's what's happening: According to officials, some lenders active in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) home-mortgage program have been inducing borrowers to refinance their loans frequently in order to generate fat fees for the lenders themselves, rather than benefiting veterans with lower costsÃâà...
Newsday
March 4, 2018
The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Northport was again forced to suspend surgeries last week, when a failing air-conditioner motor required the hospital to close all five of its operating rooms, a VA official said. The hospital's five-bed surgical suite, which is served by a stand-aloneÃâà...
High Times
March 3, 2018
... represents Tennessee's 1st Congressional District. His speech to vets did not mention medical marijuana. But afterward, Roe spoke with reporters, it was reported by Stars and Stripes. During that conversation, he said he supported research into medical marijuana by the Department of Veterans AffairsÃâà...
The Lane Report
March 3, 2018
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 2, 2018) – Gov. Matt Bevin has appointed Brig. Gen. Benjamin F. Adams III as the new commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs. He will replace retired Brig. Gen. Norman E. Arflack who has been confirmed to serve as a U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Kentucky. “Brig.
Herald-Whig
December 31, 1999
CHICAGO -- The head of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs said it may not be practical to spend millions to replace significant sections of plumbing at the Illinois Veterans Home as a way to fight Legionnaires' disease because "many of those buildings will not exist" five years from now. Veterans'Ãâà...
Los Angeles Times
December 31, 1999
14 by an inspector general of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Let's consider the evidence and see if we think VA Secretary David Shulkin was being straight about the friendship between his wife and the woman who gave the gifts. (Spoiler Alert: He wasn't.) * When asked by investigators, the womanÃâà...
